Woman found shot in Meredosia refuge dies

Published
12:00 am CDT, Monday, August 18, 2014

A woman found Sunday in the Meredosia Wildlife Refuge with a gunshot wound has died.

Michele Knous, 46, of Beardstown was found sitting on a bench along a path at the refuge Sunday afternoon. She was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield for treatment, but died about 8 a.m. Monday, according to Sangamon County Coroner Cinda Edwards.

An autopsy is being conducted and final results are not expected for several weeks, but Edwards said the injury is believed to be self-inflicted.